> The second doesn't strike me as being so innocent. If I was at a school and found out that my name, address and phone number had been given to recruiters, either from the military or anywhere else, I would have SERIOUS problems with that idea.
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> I'm sure privacy laws here would prevent that happening. You can't just give out people's addresses and phone numbers without their permission -- let alone the idea of doing this to schoolkids! Does the USA not have such privacy laws, or is the military considered to be above them, as a branch of the government?

Well, it's a small comfort that the military recruiters only call me about once a year and they take 'no' for an answer, rather than trying to give me a spiel as I hang up. Much better than your average phone solicitor.

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